Who Really Won?
IntermediateSports
Two friends at a table tennis club playfully argue about who won the last game and decide to play one more round to settle the score.
M
MingL
LanM
刚才那局明明是我赢了，你就别不承认了。
gāngcái nà jú míngmíng shì wǒ yíng le, nǐ jiù bié bù chéngrèn le.
I clearly won that last game just now, so stop refusing to admit it.
L
你赢了？最后那个球明明是我打过去的，你是不是看错了？
nǐ yíng le? zuìhòu nàge qiú míngmíng shì wǒ dǎ guòqù de, nǐ shì bú shì kàncuò le?
You won? That last ball was clearly the one I hit over—did you get it wrong?
M
我没看错，你那个球明显出界了，所以那一分算我的。
wǒ méi kàncuò, nǐ nàge qiú míngxiǎn chūjiè le, suǒyǐ nà yì fēn suàn wǒ de.
I didn't get it wrong. Your ball clearly went out of bounds, so that point counts as mine.
L
出界？那个球明明压线了好不好，我看你就是不服输吧。
chūjiè? nàge qiú míngmíng yā xiàn le hǎo bù hǎo, wǒ kàn nǐ jiù shì bù fú shū ba.
Out of bounds? That ball clearly landed on the line, come on—I think you just can't accept losing.
M
我哪是不服输啊，我只是记得清清楚楚的。
wǒ nǎ shì bù fú shū a, wǒ zhǐshì jìde qīngqīngchǔchǔ de.
How am I a sore loser? I just remember it perfectly clearly.
L
行了行了，光靠嘴说没用，咱们不如再打一局。
xíng le xíng le, guāng kào zuǐ shuō méi yòng, zánmen bùrú zài dǎ yì jú.
Alright, alright, just talking about it is pointless—we might as well play another game.
M
好啊，正合我意，这一局谁赢了谁才是真正的赢家。
hǎo a, zhèng hé wǒ yì, zhè yì jú shéi yíng le shéi cái shì zhēnzhèng de yíngjiā.
Great, that suits me perfectly—whoever wins this game is the real winner.
L
那咱们说好了，这局打到十一分，输的人请客买饮料。
nà zánmen shuōhǎo le, zhè jú dǎ dào shíyī fēn, shū de rén qǐngkè mǎi yǐnliào.
Then it's settled—this game goes to eleven points, and the loser treats us to drinks.
M
没问题，不过你输了可别又找借口啊。
méi wèntí, búguò nǐ shū le kě bié yòu zhǎo jièkǒu a.
No problem, but if you lose, don't go making excuses again.
L
找借口的明明是你吧！我先发球，你准备好了没？
zhǎo jièkǒu de míngmíng shì nǐ ba! wǒ xiān fā qiú, nǐ zhǔnbèi hǎo le méi?
The one making excuses is clearly you! I'll serve first—are you ready?
M
我早准备好了，你尽管发过来，我保证接得住。
wǒ zǎo zhǔnbèi hǎo le, nǐ jǐnguǎn fā guòlái, wǒ bǎozhèng jiē de zhù.
I've been ready for ages—go ahead and serve, I guarantee I'll return it.
L
那就走着瞧，这次我非让你输得心服口服不可。
nà jiù zǒuzhe qiáo, zhè cì wǒ fēi ràng nǐ shū de xīn fú kǒu fú bùkě.
Then we'll see—this time I'm absolutely going to make you lose so thoroughly you'll admit defeat.